Stylistic devices

“How about the—red-haired woman.”

• irony

• simile

• detachment

• graphon

repetition of words or phrases at the end of consecutive clauses or sentences

I thought the country was dry,” said Ardita disdainfully. “Have you been drinking finger-nail enamel?

• pun

• inversion

• metaphor

• irony

“What a lovely day to be stuck inside,” he said with a smirk.

• alliteration

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• irony

“She has a heart of stone,” he remarked, observing her cold demeanor.

• irony

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

“I’m on cloud nine,” she exclaimed, despite her gloomy expression.

• irony

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• oxymoron

renaming of an object by a phrase that emphasizes some particular feature of the objec

“I can’t believe you actually thought that was a good idea,” she said, rolling her eyes.

• hyperbole

• irony

• simile

• metaphor

“This is the best worst day ever,” he chuckled, despite the rain pouring down.

• metaphor

• personification

• irony

• oxymoron

“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse,” she joked, looking at her small salad.

• simile

• metaphor

• irony

• hyperbole